QPR to wear their shinpads=Brown

[LoftusRoadLad]

A QPR team who certainly be wearing their shinpads tomorrow !!

http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/league_football_2_1863/brown_targeting_ten_wins_to_avoid_relegation_1_3093609

[stanley75]

******* - I thought we might be able to insist Leon Clarke plays against us, not the opposite.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Look at the first comment !! LOOOOOL....My team vs QPR 4-3-3-4-5-1 then he named all the players !! lol

[Goddard]

Hope the ref doesn't allow them to kick ten shades of sh*t out of Adel.

I'm guessing that's Browns plan.
"Wind him up, get into his face, etc.."

[Morris]

Hope the ref doesn't allow them to kick ten shades of sh*t out of Adel.

I'm guessing that's Browns plan.
"Wind him up, get into his face, etc.."

And the other 10 players out there.

Hope the ref has seen this article.

[AscotR's]

Article seems to have been taken down. Here's what it said:

Preston have been urged by Phil Brown to bring their ‘best game to the table’ as they look to upset Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers tomorrow.

Despite the gulf in league positions between the sides, PNE boss Brown denies that the Deepdale clash is mission impossible is terms of pulling of a victory.

He’s targeted 10 wins from the remaining 16 games for North End to avoid relegation, and hasn’t written this one off.

Brown put the squad through a double training session yesterday to help prepare for QPR’s visit.

And the finishing touches to the preparations were being done at Springfields this morning.

Said Brown: “There were some tackles flying in during training yesterday, which was good to see.

“I’m a manager who believes in full commitment in every situation, and there’s no half-heartedness about us at the moment.

“We are going into a period of 16 ‘cup finals’, starting against a QPR team who will certainly be wearing their shinpads tomorrow.

“If you know anything about Neil Warnock, his teams are competitive, get in your face, get amongst you, and have a lot of quality.

“It’s not a coincidence or rocket science why they are top of the table.

“A lot will be made of the fact they’ve got Adel Taarabt in their side.

“Coping with him is easier said than done, but it’s something we will cater for with the system we play.

“It’s not just about nullifying QPR, it’s about bringing our best game to the table.

“We did both sides of the coin for 65 minutes at Watford on Tuesday night – attacked and defended well.

“Now we need that for the full game.

“Our remit is to win 10 of the last 16 games, hopefully starting tomorrow.

“In my eyes, all 16 games are winnable, regardless of who they are against.

“Hopefully tomorrow’s game is one we can talk about for a long time because we have got a good result against the leaders.”

North End were running fitness checks on Paul Coutts and Iain Hume today.

Both are closing in on returns from groin and hamstring injuries respectively.

Leon Clarke is unavailable against his parent club, but Nathan Ellington returns after sitting out the Watford game.

Brown said: “Paul Coutts trained fully yesterday and looked good to be fair to him.

“Iain has been working with the physios, running strongly at the training ground.

“But I won’t take any risks with him. I don’t just want him for this game – I want him available for as many as possible.”

[geejaybee]

******* - I thought we might be able to insist Leon Clarke plays against us, not the opposite.

Yeh,particularly if he's replaced by Iain Hume.

[stanley75]

PNE are so bad they rate him. A lot. look at this for homage, lifted from their site after he scored his first and only last week (a shinner from a foot out)....wtf......

http://gobarbra.com/hit/new-b4c291b3...20dc88dc31c5b9

[winalotto]

Lets be fair what manager wouldn't be talking up his side? All mind games, still worried though as i think this will be a very difficult game, would rather be playing Cardiff away than Preston at the moment.

[Goddard]

And the other 10 players out there.

Hope the ref has seen this article.

Hope Warnock, or one of the players has a word with the ref about Browns tactical masterplan.

All you can hope/expect is that the ref protects players on the pitch from any desperate thuggery.

[JonDoeman]

Other teams have been saying all season,
that this QPR team knows how to look after itself , our lot ain't southern softies.

[Goddard]

Other teams have been saying all season,
that this QPR team knows how to look after itself , our lot ain't southern softies.

True.
Our lot wont be scared, and can handle themselves...but the worry is that the ref allows PNE to put the boot in, and then flash cards when we respond.

You see it so often, especially away from home.

And they will target Taarabt. Just like that litlle sh*t did last week for Forest.
Luckily, we were at home, and Clattenburg is a good ref.

[LoftusRoadLad]

If they wonna rough it we might as well start Danny and Miller. The sight of them two giants will put the frighteners on any rough tactics they dish out .